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chapter 4 med terms

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Definition
homeostasis   state of equilibrium maintained in the body's internal enviroment; the body maintains a constant internal enviroment despite the external enviroment  
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adip   fat  
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adip/o   fat  
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-al   pertaining to  
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ambi-   both, both sides, around, about  
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ana-   up, apart, backward, again, anew  
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andr   man  
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anter   toward the front  
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-ate, -ate (d)   use, action, having the form of, possessing  
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adipose   pertaining to fatty tissue throughout the body  
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apex   pointed end of a cone-shaped structure  
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anterior   pertaining to a surface or part situated toward the front of the body  
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android   to resemble a man  
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anatomy   literally means to cut up or cut apart; study of the structure of an organism such as humans  
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ambilateral   pertaning to both sides  
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bi-   two, double  
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bi/o   life  
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biology   study of life  
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bilateral   pertaining to two sides  
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base   lower part or foundation of a structure  
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cyt/o   cell  
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crani/o; cran/i   skull  
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chromosome   microscopic body that carries the genes that determine hereditary characteristics  
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cranial   pertaining to the cranium (the portion of the skull that contains the brain  
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cytology   study of cells  
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cilia   hairlike processes that project from epithelial cells; they help propel mucus, dust, and other foreign substances from the respiratory tract  
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center   midpoint of the body or activity  
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caudal   pertaining to the tail  
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caud; caud/o   tail  
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chromo   color  
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dors; dors/o   backward  
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deep   far down from the surface  
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dist/o; dist   away from the point of origin  
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dif-   apart, free from, seperate  
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de-   down, away, from  
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dorsal   pertaining to the back side of the body  
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dehydrate   to lose water from the body  
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diffusion   process in which parts of a substance move from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration  
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distal   farthest from the center or point of origin  
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endo-   within, inner  
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ectomorph   slender physical body form; linear physique  
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endomorph   round and soft physical body form  
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ecto-   out, outside, outer  
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filtrat; filtrat/o   to strain through  
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filtration   process of filtering or straining particles from a solution gene  
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fus   to pour  
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-genesis   formation; produce  
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gene   hereditary unit that transmits and determines one's characteristics or hereditary traits  
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hydr/o; (H2O)   water  
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human genome   complete set of genes and chromosomes tuckes inside each of the body's trillions of cells  
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histology   study of tissue  
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horizontal   pertaining to the horizon, of or neat the horizon, lying flat, even, level  
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hist/o   tissue  
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homeo-   similar, same, likeness, constant  
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horizont   horizon  
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hydr   water  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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infer/o; infer   below  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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-ion   process  
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intern   within  
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inguin/o; inguin   groin  
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internal   pertaining to within or the inside  
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inguinal   pertaining to the groin, of or near the groin  
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inferior   pertaining to below or on a downward direction  
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infer-   below  
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kary/o   cell's nucleus  
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karyogenesis   formation of a cell's nucleus  
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lateral   pertaining to the side  
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later; later/o   side  
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-morph   form, shape  
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medial   pertaining to the middle or midline  
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mesomorph   well-proportioned body form marked by predominance of tissue derived from the mesoderm (middle layer of cells in the developing embryo)  
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meso-   middle  
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medi; medi/o   toward the middle  
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organic   pertaining to an organ or organs; pertaining to vegetable or animal forms of life  
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-ose   pertaining to  
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organ/o; organ   organ  
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-oid   resemble, like, similar  
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proxim; proxim/o   near the poin of origin  
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path/o   disease  
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per-   through  
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phen/o   to show  
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physi/o   nature  
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-plasm   thing formed, plasma  
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poster   behind  
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poster/o   toward the back, back  
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proto-   first  
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phenotype   physical appearance or type of makeup of a person  
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pathology   study of disease  
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physiology   study of the nature of living organisms  
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proximal   nearest the center point of origin; nearest the point of attachment  
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protoplasma   essential matter of a living cell  
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posterior   pertaining to the back of a structure; toward the back  
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perfusion   process of pouring through  
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superficial   pertaining to the surface, on or near the surface  
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superior   pertaining to above or in an upward direction  
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somatotrophic   pertaining to stimulation of the body growth  
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system   composite, whole  
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super-   upper, above  
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-stasis   control, stop, stand still  
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-some   body  
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somat/o   body  
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systemic   pertaining to the body as a whole  
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topic   place  
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troph   a turning  
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-type   type  
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topical   pertaining to a place, definite locale  
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-tomy   incision  
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uni-   one  
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unilateral   pertaining to one side  
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viscer/o; viscer   body organs  
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ventr; ventr/o   near or on the belly side of the body  
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ventral   pertaining to the front side of the body  
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vertex   top or highest point; top or crown of the head  
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visceral   pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity, especially abdominal organs  
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